Chapter 164: 164
"Ashley how on earth so such things even fly?" I curiously questioned him assuming some sort of magic must be involved .
"So most air ships fly by two methods, magical and non-magical . " He began to explained, Non-magical air ships use a giant balloon to keep it afloat along with sails or some sort of propulsion system to make it move in a certain direction . " Ashely answered . "Then you have the magic ones like these, kept afloat with magical runes that deplete over use so it will need constant refreshing, but will also need some sort of propulsion system that allows it to move . " Ashley concluded .
"I've never seen sky ships without sails" Helen replied .
"Yes . . The propulsion systems Aspa's fleet uses is a close guarded secret but their unique system allows their airships to be more agile, fast, bigger and bulkier . Making their Air fleet probably unrivalled throughout the world I bet . " Ashley answered .
"It also help that Aspa sit's vast deposits of rare materials and metals . " Jay added .
"Yes that's true they do sit on top of an almost endless supply of rare metals and other materials . " Ashley agreed .
"Do you think we can get a tour on any of the ships?" I questioned .
"Hmmm it won't be easy sadly . . Even Paul and I would struggled to get permission to get aboard their ships . Unless they needed help and even then we'd be under guard and watch" Ashley answered .
"That really sucks . . I would love to see how everything works . " Jay answered .
"I think that's why they want to keep everything secret, but aside from the weaponry I'm sure the way it operates is close to any high class Airships . " Ashley answered .
"High class?" I questioned .
"Yeah of course . . High class air ships that use magical runes which have a high running costs since magical runes need refreshing and recharging so their target customers are the rich and wealthy who prefer quieter and smoother journeys . " Ashley answered .
"Ohhh I get it . Since regular air ships must be nosier and rougher due to the way it operates and winds?" I questioned .
"Yes exactly . " Ashley smiled .
"But if they are rich why not just use waypoints? . . The things that let us instantly travel to places . " I questioned .
"So waypoints are like flotation runes . . But worse per trip they deplete Arcanum at a rate that's too unprofitable, so Waypoint use is strictly reserved for royalty and the ultra-rich . " Ashley answered .
"How do waypoints work? . . " I questioned .
"So far you've seen two types of waypoints . . Temporary and Permanent, for example the waypoints we use to leave and arrive in Atlantis and cities are permanent waypoints . . These take years to develop and requires constant flow of Arcanum to maintain . Travelling to and from Atlantis is easy as the World tree we have planted here provide the Arcanum necessary for instantaneous travel . So once the connection is established the World Tree would provide the Arcanum necessary to travel . " He began to explain . "Now when it comes for instantaneous travel to and from other cities without the world tree . . The amount of Arcanum required becomes exponential, travelling to a nearby city would use up the Arcanum or maybe ten or twenty Atlantis students . " Ashley explained in a very rudimentary way .
"Ohh . . So the other institutes can't instantly travel from location to location?" I questioned .
"They can . . They would probably be like Atlantis and have a Transportation division that focuses on transporting their forces and students, but theirs would have to be larger or have stricter policies of use . The Arcanum required gets exponential with distance travelled . That's why you guys are so lucky . . The world tree will let you travel to and from any Waypoint for free practically . " Ashley smiled .
"So we can visit anywhere as long as there's a waypoint?" I questioned .
"It's a little complicated than that, have you seen the runes on the floor before waypoints activate?" Ashely questioned .
"Yah . . " I answered thoroughly interested in how all this work .
"So when a student initiates the spell they need to match a series of fifteen runes to bridge the connection between the waypoints . " Ashley answered .
"Ohhh that surprisingly is understandable . " I answered remembering a Sci fi show I watched operated in a similar method .
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